Tokyo Story
Yasujiro Ozu is an early Japanese director. At that time, film technology could not support the mature film special effects. The director enhanced the film narrative through editing, scene scheduling, actor skills and lens processing. , Excellent directors often make the shots have excellent artistry in addition to the deep connotation of the narrative. Ozu was an outstanding director in the early days. Not only was the great Japanese director Kurosawa Mina deeply influenced by him, but also art film directors in the 1970s, such as Wenders in Paris, Texas, were also beneficiaries.
Ozu is good at dealing with ethical and family issues. Among several internationally renowned films, "Tokyo Story" is one of the representative works. Tokyo Story, the image has its symbolic meaning from the very beginning: a train travels from a remote country to the city of Tokyo, and then the camera turns to an old couple in the countryside, who are packing their luggage and preparing to go to Tokyo to see their married children. A little argument in whose luggage reflects their confused forgetfulness in old age. Then, a widow passed by the window, and during the chat, she expressed her admiration for the couple, because she was a very lonely old woman. At the end of the film, this small video will be carefully contrasted.
The old couple went to Tokyo to settle down with their eldest son first. That night, all the children in Tokyo came to visit their parents. In addition to the eldest son, there were also their married daughter and another daughter-in-law who was now single because her husband was martyred in World War II. .
The eldest son is a doctor. He and his wife originally expected to take advantage of the Sunday to take them out to play when the old parents came. Unexpectedly, the patient went to the emergency room and went to waste on holiday. The old mother looked at her grandson with emotion and said, the child has finally got married and has his own children. At my age, I should not see my grandson getting married, right?
The son is not free, the parents are sent to the daughter's house, the daughter is worse than the son, not only is not free, but also very stingy, and the two elders have nowhere to play. In the end, the widowed daughter-in-law took a leave of absence to take the two elders to visit Tokyo, and invited them to the humble single dormitory to eat and drink, which was deeply affectionate.
The daughter-in-law can't take leave all the time, and the two elders still don't have to play. The brother and sister discussed sending the two old men to the Atami Resort Hotel. In fact, the two old men wanted to be with their children. When they went to Atami, what they saw was the noise of unfamiliar young people, which doubled the loneliness of the two old men. The old man was not having fun, and the old mother She was suddenly dizzy and couldn't stand up, so she had to go back to her daughter's house early. This is tragic. The daughter has no expectation of receiving her parents during her work and lectures. The father lies in embarrassment and claims that a friend will welcome her.
In fact, the two elders knew that they were unwelcome guests. The two old men were sitting in front of the porch waiting for their friends and daughter-in-law to get off work. It was lonely and desolate. But they were very tacit and never mentioned the disappointment and frustration in their hearts. My father got together with his friends, and finally expressed his feelings after being drunk. He knew very well that he would let the child go to Tokyo and leave him alone in the countryside, but the child lived a hard life in Tokyo. His expectations for the beauty of his children in those days, away from home and his parents to Tokyo, turned out to be so unworthy.
What about being a parent? Can only calmly accept the ordinary of their children. Depressed, I got drunk with my friend, and my friend couldn't entertain the night as expected. In the end, it was the drunk father who brought the drunk friend back to his daughter's house. The daughter was disgusted and angry.
As for the mother, after going through the twists and turns of not being able to accommodate her own children, she went to live in the humble residence of her widowed daughter-in-law. She felt that the daughter-in-law was far more considerate than her own children, but she knew that she could not be alone for her parents-in-law. Being a widow for a lifetime, she also advised her to seek her own happiness and find a good man to remarry. Therefore, while persuading her to remarry, she wept secretly.
In this way, going to the Tokyo Metropolis, the final conclusion of the old father is: at least, they all have their own lives and live well, and we can feel at ease.
After returning to the country, the old mother fell ill and died soon after. Unexpectedly, the parents left Tokyo, and the children immediately returned home after receiving the bad news. The funeral was in a hurry, and the children of Tokyo went back to Tokyo. Even the widowed daughter-in-law stayed to the end. The unmarried youngest daughter could not accept the selfishness of her brothers and sisters. The generous widowed sister-in-law persuaded her, "Forgive them, they already have their homes and their lives. Everyone loves their own home and their own. Life, trying to support and protect.... When I remarry in the future, I will be like them."
The last image is that this precious widowed daughter-in-law also left, and the train drove away. The lonely old father left, and the lonely old woman next door who was already widowed, passed by the window again, and said to the old father with understanding, "I am very lonely."
Tokyo Story fully reflects the old parents' sense of loss. Parents work hard all their lives for the sake of their children’s future achievements, but after children grow up and fight for their careers according to their parents’ expectations, they will inevitably have to stay away from their parents. When their parents visit, they don’t even have time to spare. Outside the camera, a train goes out of the camera, connecting children and lonely elderly people far away, as well as connecting the countryside and the increasingly busy industrial and commercial city.
Tokyo Story also reflects that parents raise their children with the same heart, but each child has different filial piety to their parents, which is difficult to explain with reason and can only be called fate.
Ozu does not criticize the busy son, only objectively describes the busyness of his son and daughter-in-law, and even gave up vacations on Sundays for emergency treatment; as for her daughter, Ozu let the dialogue naturally show her contempt for her parents from the countryside.
It's not that the parents didn't feel it, so the father said lightly: "The married daughter, the water that was poured out." She is very hardworking, but she takes good care of her parents-in-law and her mother-in-law, even giving her mother-in-law pocket money. Therefore, the father finally gave the daughter-in-law the most beloved watch from the mother's relics, saying that he did not expect that the daughter-in-law of the deceased son had the most affection for us.
As for their youngest son, they only passed by when their parents came home from Tokyo and had the opportunity to meet. When his mother was dying, the son who was closest to his parents did not make time to go home because of work.
Seeing all this, the unmarried young daughter felt regretful in her heart, and the widowed sister-in-law said to her, "When you have your own life, you will have to do this. People cherish their own lives the most. Wait until I get married again. , I will become like this, even if we don’t want to, we all have to change.” In one sentence, expressing the leniency towards children who have left their parents.
Isn't that what life is like? Parents work hard for the sake of their children's soaring wings. But when a child spreads his wings, it is also the moment when he steps out of his own world and away from his parents. In the end, it was the white-haired old man who came to accompany him. Perhaps it is precisely because this is the road of no return that life has to take, so the two veterans in the film see everything about their children, but they are silent, without reproach or criticism, just say one sentence, to express the hearts of parents all over the world: " It's good to know that they are good." Give blessings to children and keep loneliness to yourself. As the train left, the widowed old woman looked at the old man who had just lost her old wife. She didn't say much, but nodded in understanding: "It's very lonely."
I have had the opportunity to discuss this film several times, all of which were when the child was a teenager. Screenings in women's groups during the period. During the screening of this film, someone in the audience sighed repeatedly. We all think of our parents, worrying about their loneliness and aging bodies, but our family has a lot of burdens to worry about, and it is difficult to take care of both at the same time. The movie fully expresses the thoughts of this group of middle-aged people with parents and children. Everyone doesn't agree with the daughter who was "splashed out", but she felt a little sympathetic and could not bear to blame her son who practiced medicine because his parents were not able to accompany him because of the emergency on Sunday. It's a rare species, beyond admiration, it's incredible.
This year's Dragon Boat Festival, my father got up early in the morning to cook for us to go back to see them. I told him several times that we only need dumplings, but he would not listen and had to make a good meal by himself. As my sons get older, I feel more and more the real parental kindness of "parental kindness in raising children". Unexpectedly, I heard the old father's mood in "Tokyo Story" from my father's mouth: "You all have children and have your own home, and all of you are stable, sick and unemployed. I should be content." Father. There was never the slightest request for us to repay, nor was we disappointed because we were not as successful as he expected back then, but contented with the smoothness of our lives. Parents all over the world have the same heart, what is the difference between the parents’ heart in Ozu’s films 50 years ago and today’s parents’ heart!
Our group of women will inevitably look into the future. One day in the future, our children will fly to our own sky as we expected, and only the white-haired husband and wife will be left. , Do you feel that this life is not in vain?
The greatest literature or film art, no matter how many artistic forms it uses, will always find the universal universality of human nature in seemingly special stories, thus arousing the most sighs and resonance. Tokyo Story belongs to this type of great film art, so it can have far-reaching influence, and nearly sixty years later, it is still regarded as a teacher by today's directors.
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It is a pleasure to watch both the 1953 Ozu version of "Tokyo Story" and the modern version of "Tokyo Family". The former is a classic work in Japanese film history, which is indispensable, while the latter is a remake of Yoji Yamada, a contemporary Japanese director. The two masters use images to present the parental concerns of post-war Japan and the parent-child relationship in modern Japan. It is Japan, but its spirit and essence are universal. I believe that film fans from all over the world, whether they are parents or children, will bow their heads and think about it after watching it, and they will not be able to be themselves for a long time.
As we all know, one of the criteria for testing a "classic" is that the spirit and value of a work can transcend time and space without being framed by time and space. Taking a highly dangerous move, not only is it difficult to surpass the classics, but it is also easy to expose its shortcomings in front of the classics. It can be seen how confident Yoji Yamada is, and he dares to take the risk of being survived by Ozu to give "Tokyo Story" the style of the times again. And without a doubt, Yamada succeeded.
"Tokyo Story" and "Tokyo Family" tell the story of a pair of elderly parents who traveled from the countryside to Tokyo to visit their children. The eldest son is a community doctor, and the eldest daughter runs a small beauty salon. The second son in the Otsu version was killed in World War II. Instead of the second son, the second daughter-in-law Noriko, who has been widowed for eight years, came forward to greet her in-laws. In addition, they have a son who lives in Osaka, and a young daughter who is not married in his hometown; the second son in the Yamada version is unmarried and works odd jobs in the theater. girlfriend.
It is conceivable that in the structure of the family, both directors strive to reflect the atmosphere of contemporary Japan. In Japan in the 1950s, many children were born, and when World War II just ended, many parents were saddened by the death of their sons in the battlefield; in modern Japan, there are very few children. The Hirayama couple in the Yamada version only had three children. Because they grew up in Chengping Times, they are still alive.
But no matter how the times change or the family structure changes, the relationship between parents and children remains the same. The goal of parents’ hard work in life is to build a stable family and try their best to provide their children with the best living conditions and education; but parents are never the priority goals of their children. The priority goals of unmarried children are love, work and career; the priority of married women The goal is work, career, and family. When everything is done, I have time to think about my parents. Sometimes I have a lot of reasons. I just want to push it to other brothers and sisters, but I don’t fall behind when I snatch property.
Therefore, when Hirayama and his wife, who were far away in the countryside, took a long train to Tokyo, the children who came to greet them were happy, but they soon found out that the visiting parents were a burden and burden on their work, and their work was extremely busy. , but also distracted to entertain their parents, Tokyo's housing conditions are already tense, there is no extra room for their parents to live in, the children would rather spend more money to send their parents to a luxury hotel, intending to use the luxury of the hotel to make up for their poor hospitality.
But parents came to Tokyo not to enjoy luxury, but to relive the joy of family reunion, so staying in a luxury hotel seemed to them as if they had entered a foreign country. So they stayed for one night, and the Hirayama couple hurriedly checked out, preferring to return to their daughter's dwelling. But this is an unbearable interruption for the daughter, because she is busy receiving the beauty practitioners who came to study, and she has no time to greet her parents, and there is no room for them to sleep. Hirayama and his wife were suddenly homeless, and it was difficult to go back to disturb the doctor's son, and his daughter had no room for them to sleep, so Hirayama decided to visit his old acquaintance, perhaps one of the old friends would stay with him; Ozu's version of Mrs. Hirayama Decided to stay at the widowed Noriko's house for one night, and Mrs. Hirayama in the Yamada version decided to find the youngest son who was the least promising at work.
Noriko in the Ozu version is not doing well. She lives in poor living conditions, but she is the most enthusiastic to receive her in-laws. That night, Mrs. Hirayama and her daughter-in-law reminisced about the two children who died in battle. The two opened their hearts and made the most candid friendship. Mrs. Hirayama hoped that Noriko could forget the past and remarry calmly. When the two broke up the next morning, Noriko, a professional woman, gave her mother-in-law some money to express her feelings. Mrs. Hirayama was in her heart, and the night she spent in Noriko's shabby house became the most heartwarming night of her trip to Tokyo.
The second son in Yamada's version has the least ambition, and has disappointed his father since he was a child. The relationship with his father has always been unhappy, and coupled with the unstable work, he has become the child that parents worry about the most. But after Mrs. Hirayama arrived at the kennel of her younger son, she found that he had a kind and sensible girlfriend, and from the eyes of his girlfriend, Mrs. Hirayama could see the innocence and honesty of the younger son.
Mother and son slept together that night and talked about many topics that mother and son had not touched in the past. After the son rushed to work the next morning, the son's girlfriend brought breakfast to visit her, and the two chatted a lot. Mrs. Hirayama finally felt relieved that her son had this sensible girlfriend, so she put a little money in her son's girlfriend to let them emergency, and solemnly entrusted her son to her. So the night spent in the kennel of the youngest son became Mrs. Hirayama's peace of mind during her trip to Tokyo. She told Mr. Hirayama afterwards that she would no longer have to worry about the future of her youngest son.
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, Noriko gave money to her mother-in-law; in the Yamada version, it was the mother-in-law who gave money to her son's girlfriend, which is also in line with the background of the times. In 1953, only eight years had passed since the end of the war, and Japan was in a position to do nothing. There was no retirement benefit system. Unless they had savings, elderly parents had to rely on their children to support them. Modern Japanese retirees have pensions, and many children who are in poor circumstances. Relying on parents to help, the modern version of Mrs. Hirayama stuffing money to the child's girlfriend is reasonable and reasonable.
With excitement and the envy of the villagers, the Hirayamas came to Tokyo to visit their children who were considered "promising" by the public, but the children were always too busy to greet them. This is not actually busy, but unintentional. Parents can leave everything in their hands for their children, but children are unwilling to temporarily leave worldly affairs for their parents. The contributions of the two parties will never be equal. This was the case 50 years ago, and 50 years later, it is still me. It has always been so in the past, and it will probably be so in the future.
In the Ozu version, the children in Tokyo return to their hometown to take care of their mother's funeral. After the daughter wants to leave her mother's relics, she hurries back to Tokyo with the doctor's brother. Mr. Hirayama's unmarried daughter, Kyoko, resented this, and scolded her sister for being too ruthless. At this time, Noriko and Jingzi had a very meaningful conversation. She said to Jingzi, "Trust me, my sister is not malicious. They all have their own lives. When children grow up, they will drift away from their parents." Kyoko was still very angry and said, "I won't do this." Kyoko said, "It's a natural thing, maybe I will become like that in the future." Kyoko continued: "If this is the case, then everyone will become a family. What is the meaning of human beings?"
Kyoko's comment is the most severe criticism of the parent-child relationship among the two versions. But on the whole, both versions hold a gentle and tolerant heart for the imbalance of giving in the parent-child relationship, but do not criticize it. The story moves slowly, there are no big storms or dramatic turns, everything is as plain as real life, but many ineffable flavors of life leak out from these bland plots, and finally gather after the movie ends and the audience walks out of the cinema. Chengliu has a strong impact on the hearts of the audience, this is the magic of Ozu.
The story is over, then what? Then parents still pay for their children with no regrets, and children are still busy chasing their own lives. When they become parents and mothers, they fall into this irreversible cycle again, because "Tokyo Story" or "Tokyo Family" tells It is the real life, and the director is not God, and cannot change the trajectory of life.
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If anyone who regularly reads my blog, or who knows me, will know that my favorite Japanese actor is Tsukasa Mutsuki, and his latest work is "Tokyo Family" (とうきょうかぞく, 2013), which was officially remade from 1953's "Tokyo Story". In order to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the release of "Tokyo Story" (とうきょうものがたり), and also the 50th anniversary of the death of Japanese film master Yasujiro Ozu, the film will be re-released digitally. Taking this opportunity, I was in a leisurely afternoon , I finished watching both films in one go. What I didn't expect was that a film from 60 years ago would be sold out, which shows the influence of the film itself.
Yasujiro Ozu (December 12, 1903 to December 12, 1963) was born in Tokyo and became a director in 1927. "Blade of Confession" is his first directed work, a silent film and a costume film. His works have been influenced by various parties, and the types of films range from police and gangster films, costume films to comedies. Yasujiro Ozu was recruited to participate in World War II, and even became a prisoner of war in Singapore. After returning to China after the war, the style of his works began to change to focus on In the daily life of the common people, the theme of telling the voice of the little people is the most important. His films have many unique styles, such as tatami-style photography from a low perspective and fixed-position photography, which have become important styles that influenced later directors. "Tokyo Story" can be said to be one of Ozu Yasujiro's career masterpieces since he started filming, starring Kasa Zhizhong, Higashiyama Chieko, Hara Setsuko, Kagawa Kyoko, Sugimura Haruko, and Yamamura Satoshi. The background is set in post-war Japan. I want to get out of poverty, but in the process of living desperately, I have lost my original valuable values, the concept of fatherly kindness and filial piety is no longer, and the concept of "family" has gradually declined.
"Tokyo Story" begins with Hirayama Shuyoshi, a couple over 60 years old, preparing their luggage to travel from Onomichi City, Hiroshima to Tokyo to visit their children. Zi Chang Er's wife, but Chang Er died in battle many years ago. The three of them all gathered at Koichi's house on the first day to welcome their parents' visit. The patient suddenly deteriorated. Fortunately, the two elders had to stay at home. After a few days, they came to Zizi's house. However, Zizi was stingy by nature and was busy at work. When they had no time to take care of them, the children arranged for the two elders. I went to live and take a vacation in a hotel in Atami. Unexpectedly, this resort is not suitable for the two old people at all, so the next day, Hirayama Zhouji went to visit an old friend in Tokyo. After the daughter-in-law spent a good night talking, the two elders returned to their hometown. How do you know that on the day the two old men returned to their hometown, the children received a telegram from their hometown, and the telegram wrote the news that their mother was critically ill...
Watching this movie, what I didn't expect is that even after 60 years, I still burst into tears while watching. The story of "Tokyo Story" doesn't have too many ups and downs, it is just described in a light way The daily life of a family, but in the interaction of these daily lives, the audience can feel a lot of enlightenment, think of a lot of things, and even a lot of regrets, but the plain pictures show a lot of living characters. The image is full of soul and emotion. In the movie scene of Hirayama Zhouji drinking and talking with an old friend, his old friend envied his children for being talented, but Hirayama spoke the truth after drinking. In such a child Behind all of them starting a family and starting a business, there is an endless sadness. Parents have worked hard for most of their lives, always eagerly looking forward to the children's growth and great achievements in the future, but when the children work hard according to their parents' expectations. However, life has a new focus. Every day is full of work, there is no time to spare, and even the parents who come from afar have no time to take care of them. Birds that leave the nest don’t even have the opportunity to look back at their parents. It looks like scenery, but there is endless sadness spreading in my heart, and there is only mutual dependence of my wife at home.
In the movie, Mrs. Fuzi finally left Mr. Hirayama and left first. After the farewell ceremony, Mr. Hirayama stood alone under the dawn and saw his daughter-in-law looking for him. Dawn is really beautiful. The unbearable pain of losing the other half makes me feel sad when I see it, and then when I am alone, I suddenly feel the long and unbearable time and cry secretly, which reminds me of when I was young. My dearest grandfather passed away. During the funeral, I bumped into my grandma crying alone in the corner of the stairs. I didn’t understand anything at that time, but now, seeing the movie, I remembered this memory again. I really want to give my grandma a big hug. I don’t know if the sadness of losing the other half of my beloved can be diluted by time, but what I know is that this important relative, even if time passes, he is in the hearts of the family. The status will not change, it will always exist somewhere in the heart.
As the saying goes: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, the child wants to be nourished, but the parent doesn't wait." It's really not a casual statement. When we can practice filial piety, we should immediately express our love in our hearts, even if the way is primitive and the strength is very weak, right. Parents are the most precious feedback from their children. After watching the movie, in addition to quickly wiping away the messy tears on my face, I also called home, although it was still a few words like "Have you eaten yet?" The question, but I shed tears again in disappointment. Thank you to my parents for always caring for me. Even a few simple sentences make me feel that life has the power to support me, although I don’t know how many times this is the first time. But I really regret why I was in a hurry to leave my hometown and come to Taipei, especially when I often heard that my parents were uncomfortable, and I really resented my weakness and incompetence. Sometimes they grow up, but their kindness and innocence are constantly being worn away. Some people despise the parents who raised them, and some people never ask, always selfishly living in the self-important life. Between the center of gravity and the parents, I choose the center of life that keeps me busy and pursue a better future, but I forget that there is a power that loves you, loves you, supports you, and is waiting for your occasional inquiry at home or go home to see it. Look, I hope that when I grow up, I don't become such a person.
A train departed from the countryside and arrived in the city. Noriko, who was on the train, held the watch that Mrs. Fuzi had been carrying for 30 years in her hand, symbolizing the love and care of the elderly living alone in the countryside. , was held tightly and brought to the city, connecting the hearts of lonely parents and children who have left the nest, no matter how difficult the times are, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, with the love and support of our parents, we will always be Be strong and brave, but don't forget, in the process of soaring forward, don't forget to occasionally look back to see that warm nest, and the pair of people who will embrace us and rely on us no matter what, our parents, thank you all.
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The old couple living in the countryside went to Tokyo to visit their children who started a family and started a business. Because the children were busy with their careers and had no time to take care of their parents, they had to spend money to arrange a trip to Atami Hot Springs and let the parents go to the resort. Take a walk and have a look; it is a pity that although the scenery of the resort is beautiful, most of the hotels are housed by young tourists. At night, the sound of mahjong, the noise and the endless singing of Kassi, disturbing the old couple with a normal life and rest can't be done. Rest in peace, and hurriedly packed up and returned to Tokyo the next day.
Seeing her parents returning early, Shiziko, the second daughter who opened a family barber shop, couldn't help complaining, "Alas, why did you come back so early and didn't stay in Atami for a few more days?
" : "Is Atami fun?"
The mother said quickly, "The hotel is very good, the scenery is beautiful, and the hot spring is very comfortable."
Shizi said, "I chose the hotel, of course it is good. Since Atami is a good fun, why not How about staying for two more days? I have a lecture tonight, and I happen to be the keynote speaker. I am very busy at night. Alas, I should have told you this before you set off..." The
parents listened . After the daughter left, the mother asked, "What should I do now?"
The father said, "Why don't I visit my old friend Hattori and find a way to spend the night with him, then you go. Let’s stay with Noriko (daughter-in-law) for one night.”
After the old couple made up their minds, they quickly packed their luggage. The old father said, “I never thought we would end up on the streets.” After finishing speaking, The two couples couldn't help laughing bitterly.
I really like "Tokyo Story" directed by Yasujiro Ozu. He jokes about the trivial things in life, but his heart is full of sighs and can't be explained in one sentence; the above plot is only a small paragraph of "Tokyo Story", which makes the children busy with life and powerless. Taking care of my parents, I had no choice but to help my parents arrange a small trip privately. I planned to go out of sight and out of sight. On the one hand, I comforted myself that I had done my filial piety.
I thought that "Tokyo Story" was a series of reactions that used sons and daughters to treat old parents. Looking at Japan's post-war (World War II), economic development led to the emotional alienation of parents and children (population migration); until the daughter-in-law Noriko in the play When her aunt Jingzi described the behavior of Zizi (Jingzi's second sister), she said: "When people grow up and live away from home, they will inevitably become estranged from their parents. Zizi has no malicious intentions, but everyone values their own life most, and Jingzi is still young. I don’t understand, people will change sooner or later.”; Jingzi said dissatisfiedly: “Everyone will change? Even your sister-in-law?” Noriko said with a smile: “Yes, I will also change, although I try not to let myself It's become too much."; Jingzi said helplessly: "Ah, I really hate these people and sophistication."
The dialogue between Noriko and Kyoko made "Tokyo Story" not reduced to a propaganda work of "Hundreds of good filial piety is the first / the child wants to be raised and not treated", on the contrary, it shows a very broad and tolerant mind, and treats people with tenderness. Relationship.
(There is a plot discussion below!)
In "Tokyo Story", some people are not yet sophisticated, and their attitude towards things is still more emotional than rational.
Some people want to be close to their families, but because of the distance, their worries fade away. Just like Jingsan, the youngest son of an old couple, facing the sudden death of his mother, he can only keep sighing and retorting, "The son wants to be raised, but the family does not wait. "; However, even if the old mother lived a few more years, Jing San would still maintain a certain distance from his parents.
Some people are dedicated to maintaining traditions, but they cannot bear the rising loneliness and growing anxiety in their hearts. Just like Noriko, whose husband has passed away for many years, although there are still pictures of her deceased husband on the table and cabinet, they have to be honest with her father. Said: "The days of forgetting him (the deceased husband) have become more and more unwittingly."
For director Yasujiro Ozu, things will eventually change, whether you want it or not.
War can change where family members go or stay, the economy can change the distribution of family structure, the trivialities of life and changes in people’s hearts can change the relationship between an entire family; there is no right or wrong, only the calm that has to be accepted.
I hereby write down a few very touching passages of "Tokyo Story" as a record and share.
First, "Tokyo Story" has a quiet and poetic feel throughout the filming. Many empty mirrors and long shots are used to make people feel disappointed, like when people go to an empty building, or like relatives by their side, but they are still lonely.
In the first half of the film, the director kept capturing images of the old couple sitting by the window or the seaside embankment. At the end of the film, the old gentleman sat alone by the window and sighed leisurely: "To live alone, the time has become very long." The deep friendship that the couple has been with for many years gives the story a three-pointed score, and also outlines the sadness of the old man living in loneliness.
Second, Zizi is a relatively negative character in the film. It is difficult to treat her parents with a good face, and her character is selfish and practical. However, the director did not let Zizi become a mere villain in melodrama. She confided that her father used to socialize and drink heavily when he was young, which brought a lot of trouble to the family. Later, after her mother's funeral, Zizi couldn't help but confided in her heart: "If only my father left first." This has multiple meanings. , Zizi's estrangement from his father stems from both a bad impression as a child and a practical consideration for thinking that the father is more troublesome than the mother.
As for the fact that the old father quit drinking for many years, but got drunk again, there is also a secret behind it.
The father and his wife came to Tokyo to visit their children, only to find that his son's career was not as successful as he imagined, and his children and grandchildren were estranged from him. ......; At this stage of life, even if you are not satisfied, you are unable to make more changes; the behavior of father and friends who do not get drunk is actually an old man who is at the end of his life, pouring out from the heart to life, self, and love. The sadness and crying of dissatisfied children and grandchildren!
Thirdly, not long after the opening of "Tokyo Story", the old mother said with a smile after arriving in Tokyo: "It's like a dream to start from home in the morning and arrive in Tokyo in the evening."; Say to your children, "My hometown is far away. If something happens in the future, you don't have to come to visit me." Is the distance far or near? Convenient transportation shortens the distance between different cities at both ends of the map, but not necessarily between people's hearts.
Fourth, before the old couple was about to leave Tokyo, they talked about their children. Although they were emotional, they could not help but say with relief, "Yes, we are very happy."
The happiness here is both compromise and tolerance, even though the children are not very close to themselves. They are close, but it is enough to see that they each have a happy family and life.
Later, the old mother said, "It's great that I can see all the children in just ten days." This became another line of dialogue in the film that made me sigh.
"Tokyo Story" is actually an old mother's farewell trip (destined in the dark), she is willing to leave with peace of mind after visiting all the children; what makes people sad is that the only scene in the film where the whole family of children meet The scene of the gathering (excluding the grandson) is actually the mother's funeral, what a real life writing; usually it is difficult to get together with the children who are divided into different things. ), it is rare for them to get together together; Noriko's sentence: "Everyone values their own life most." This is by no means a criticism, but an admission of all kinds of regrets that must exist in life.
Fifth, the old father gave his wife's pocket watch to his daughter-in-law Noriko, which was also a very emotional arrangement.
The pocket watch is to time and memory. Noriko misses her deceased husband, and the old mother misses the second son who died in battle. Noriko inherits the pocket watch of the old mother, and points out the unforgettable similarity between the two of them for the "dead man". Furthermore, the pocket watch As for time and progress, time will not stop because of death. The old father gave the pocket watch to his widowed daughter-in-law for many years.
I am very grateful to Chuanying Interactive for introducing "Tokyo Story" directed by Yasujiro Ozu, so that more fans (such as me) have the opportunity to watch the beauty of classic works on the big screen; although "Tokyo Story" is a black and white movie, it has beautiful images and high quality. The restoration effect is quite good, the translation is smooth, the soundtrack is moving, the director, script and actors are all wonderful and interesting; if you have not seen it or want to relive the style of "Tokyo Story", go to Huashan Light Spot to join, it's a pity to miss it! ! !
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